Powder puff



April 1930. L. FRIEDBERG. 1,754,090

POWDER PUFF Filed Oct. 2, 1923 ATTORNEY WITNESSES Patented Apr. 8, 1930LEONARD FRIEDBERG, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK POWDER PUFF Application filedOctober 2, 1928. Serial Ho. 309,818.

This invention relates to powder puffs and methods of making the same.

It is among the prime objects of the invention to provide a powder puffhaving a handle loop extending from the center of the back, and tocombine novel and improved means for thus securing the handle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a powder puff, the back ofwhich is formed of a plurality of separate members suitably joinedtogether, whereby a diversified color scheme may be suitably carriedout.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a powder puff, theback of which is formed from a plurality of members, a centrallypositioned extending handle associated with the back, together with animproved method of thus securing the handle.

Another object of the invention is to prono vide a novel and improvedmethod for forming a powder puff in which the powder-21p plying, orface-contacting surface thereof is formed without out-stitching throughthis surface, thus avoiding the contact of rough stitching with theface.

Numerous other objects and features of the pr sent invention will beapparent from a consideration of the following specification. It will beunderstood that numerous changes and modifications from that form of theinvention herein disclosed may be resorted to,

and that the full use of equivalents may be had without departing fromthe spirit or scope of the present invention.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the back of a powder puffformed in accordance with my present invention and illustrating themethod of associating the handle A0 therewith.

" Fig. 2 is a plan View of the member forming the bottom orface-contacting surface of the powder puff.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the lines 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View illustrating one step in the method offorming a finished article.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the step shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the completed article.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the finished article as shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a finished powder puff embodying myinvention, and disclosing the members to form the back thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the back of the powder puffforming so part of the present invention is preferably formed of aplurality of separate members, which, by way of illustration has beenshown as two in number, as illustrated at 10 and 11, each member beingsubstantially semi-circuc5 lar, their straight edges being adapted toabut and be secured together as by sewing as at 12.

It will be readily understood, that by the formation of the back from aplurality of separate members, many varied color designs and noveleffects may be provided. It will be understood that the turned downstraight edges which are sewn at 12 are adapted to be within thefinished powder puff by a reversing of the device as will be hereinafterde- 7 scribed.

For holding the puff for use, a novel loop handle 15 is provided formedof suitable fienible material, such as a tape, the extremities of whichare adapted to pass between the a members 10 and 11, and to be sewntherebetween by the stitches 12 as illustrated in Fig.

3. It will be understood that the tape or handle 15 may be formed ofmaterial having a separate color from either of the members 10 and 11,and additional color in the color scheme of the device may be readilyprovided for. in a simple and economic manner, and at the same time toprovide a handle centrally M disposed and extending from the back in anovel and improved manner; The face contacting surface of the powderpuff as illustrated in Fig. 2 and indicated by the numeral 16 ispreferably formed of suitable soft fabric, or if desired, may be formedof chamois skin or the like. One face of the member 16 is preferablyprovided with a soft powder-engaging filament 17. The

peripheral edge of the member 16 is adapted 1G to be sewn to the edgesof the members 10 and 11 as by the stitching 18 shown in Fig. 4.

In forming the powder puff the member 16 is placed with theface-contacting surface of filament 17 adjacent what is to be theexposed surfaces of the members 10 and 11; the stitching 18 j ne the, me16 W thth mbers 10 and 11 for approximately the whole of the peripheraledges thereof as shown in Fig. 5. After the stitchings 18 have been thusfar completed, and it may be notedthat this may be easily accomplishedby the use of machine sewing, the puff now in the position as shown inFig. 4 is turned inside out, the filament surface of the memberlfiforming one surface, while the sides 10 and 11 from which the handle15 extends, form the upper surface as indicated in Fig. 6. Suitablefilling material 19 may then be inserted between the members 10 andjlland the member 16, and the stitching of the peripheral edges iscontinued as indicated at 19 in Fig. 5,, thus the device is ready foruse.

It willthus be readily seen that my invention provides a novel andimproved powder pufi in which the stitchings 12' and 18 may beaccomplished by machine; the handle 15 beingsecurelyheld between theabutting edges of the members 10 and 11. By forming the back bytheseparate members 10 and 11 and theseparate handle 15, unique designand color schemes may .bereadily. provided. It will also be seen that.by the stitching 18 and the reversing operation from the position shownin 4 to the position shownin Fig.

6, thevouter face contacting surface of the member 16 free from stitchespassing therethrough, and thus a smooth and soft face contacting-surfaceis provided. It will be also seenthat by forming the fmember 16separately from the members 10 and 11 a new possibility of colorarrangement isprovided.

t e ng mo e par ic a ly t g- 8 o the dra gs i W 3? te that a be pu ay befarmed acc r an t h P esen i entiea u lizineamore an w members-for theback, thus many desirable designs and color combinationsmay beprovided.'- The pufi' is, formed in accordance h ndle.

securing of the handle therebetween. Thus, the invention is not limitedto any specific number or configuration of cooperating members to formthe back.

It will be readily understood that numerous other changes andmodifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orscope of the appended claims, and that the invention is not confined tothe particular form herein illustrated.

. I claim 1.

1. As an article of manufacture, a powder puff including a facecontacting surface, a back formed of a plurality of members joined bystitchings, and a handle secured to said back by thestitchings whichjoin the members thereof. b

2. As a new'article of manufacture, a powder. puff including a facecontacting portion, aback formed bya plurality of members, theadjoining, edges of which are inwardly disposed and joined bystitchings, and. a handle secured between the members of said back bythe'stitchingswhich join said members.

3. As anew article of manufacture, a powderpufi' including a facecontacting portion, a backformedby a. plurality of members,the adjoiningedges'of which are inwardly disder puff includinga face contactingportion,

a back formed by a plurality. of members, the adjoining edges of whichare inwardly disposed and joined by-stitchings, and a handle securedbetween said members of said backby thestitchings which join saidmembers, the ends'ofsai-d handle extending between said members inwardlyparallel to the in wardly turned adjoining edges thereof, saidstitching. being disposed on the inwardly; extending portions of saidmembers and said LEONARD FRIEDBERG.

With the invention-as herein outlined; the back beingformed ofanydesired number of c perating sec i s. 2 etw en a y number f hieht hndl 2 s ured im l o the method herein described forthe securing ofthe'handle 15 between thev members 10 and 11.

Thus, it will be readily seen that the invention is not confined to thetwo semi circular cooperatingmembers 1 0 and-11 as used by way ofillustratien in connection with Figure's 1-to 7 inclusive. It will beunderstood that any number of members20 may. :be utilized, and that theymaybe cut in any-desired manner to provide an attractive design or colorcombination, andto provide for the posed andjoined bystitchings,andahandle

